The shiny, super-glam mini is an easy way to dress up the casual blue button-down you've probably had on heavy weekend rotation for the last 9 to 12 months. Bedazzling it a bit or wearing doughnut-sized cuffs, is completely your call.

__ An intricate black and white mini skirt topped off with a simple white tee.__

Invest in a spangly gold top or cardi and use it to get more mileage out of the flattering white jeans that took forever and a day to find. (Detour: I finally found a good pair at Madewell after trying on approximately 302 pairs, letting out a yelp of "Eww!" with each one I tried on.)